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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS JANUARY 2015
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Summary of our World Digestive Health Day Event,
“Human Gut Microbiota in Health & Disease”
The Gastroenterohepatology Associa-tion
of Montenegro celebrated World
Digestive Health Day 2014 on 26
September. The theme was “Human
Gut Microbiota in Health & Disease.”
The symposium was held in Pod-gorica,
the capital of Montenegro and
featured two lectures.
Lectures were given by Associate
Professor Brigita Smolović (Faculty of
Medicine in Podgorica) on “The Gut
Microbiota in Health & Disease” and
Professor Dr. Srdjan Djuranovic (Fac-ulty
of Medicine in Belgrade) on “The
Gut Microbiota - View of the Future.”
The event was attended by doctors
and pharmacists alike, totaling about
120 people. The gastroenterologists
in attendance actively participated in
the discussion. They are committed
to continuing work on the education
of doctors in their community on the
importance of maintaining a healthy
microbiota.
The conference was attended by
representatives of the medical journal
“MEDICAL.” A report from the
meeting with pictures was published
in the October issue of the journal.
Two main areas of interest were the
microbiota and probiotics.
Microbiota:
It was pointed out that the intestinal
microbiota has long been a neglected
area, but recently more and more at-tention
is paid to macrobiotic host:
Microbiota is very important for
the functioning of the health and
maintenance. The mere colonization
of the intestinal microbiota begins
at birth, and species colonization
depends on the mode of delivery,
whether vaginal or cesarean section.
After that, breastfeeding is very im-portant
for the colonization of micro-biota;
this is important today because
the number of women who breastfeed
is declining, and many are not aware
of how breastfeeding reduces the risk
of atopic dermatitis and allergies in
later life.
The functions of gastrointestinal
microbiota are divided into metabolic,
protective, and trophic.
It is very important to maintain a
balance that is essential to health and
to prevent dysbiosis, the condition
in which the number of bad bacteria
overcomes the number of friendly
bacteria.
There are many factors that lead to
dysbiosis; most commonly affected
by antibiotics, modified food, stress,
as well as specific therapy (chemo and
radiotherapy). Symptoms are diarrhea,
bad breath, indigestion, being in a
“bad mood,” and sleep disorders
Brigita Smolović, PhD
Associate Professor
Gastroenterohepatologist, Faculty of Medicine
Podgorica; Clinical Center of Montenegro
Podgorica, Montenegro
Attendees at the Montenegrin World Digestive Health Day Event.